(The Hill) — Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he plans to remove his tattoo after learning of its resemblance to a Nazi symbol.

“It was not until I started hearing from reporters and DC insiders that I realized this tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol,” Platner told Politico in a statement on Tuesday.

“I absolutely would not have gone through life having this on my chest if I knew that — and to insinuate that I did is disgusting. I am already planning to get this removed,” he continued.

The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm on Tuesday accused Platner of donning a “Nazi tattoo.” The tattoo resembles a Totenkopf, which is German for “death’s head” and was a symbol adopted by Adolf Hitler’s troops in Nazi Germany, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s website.

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